GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |